Colonel Effingham's Raid

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Colonel Effingham's Raid
Directed by	Irving Pichel
Written by	Kathryn Scola (writer) Berry Fleming (novel)
Produced by	Lamar Trotti
Starring	Charles Coburn Joan Bennett William Eythe
Cinematography	Edward Cronjager
Edited by	Harmon Jones
Music by	Cyril J. Mockridge
Color process	Black and white
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	January 24, 1946 (1946-01-24)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Colonel Effingham's Raid (UK title: Man of the Hour) is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Irving Pichel. It is also known as Berry Fleming's Colonel Effingham's Raid, Everything's Peaches Down in Georgia and Rebel Yell. The screenplay was written by Kathryn Scola, based on a 1943 novel by Berry Fleming. The music score is by Cyril J. Mockridge. The film stars Charles Coburn, Joan Bennett and William Eythe. The plot involves a retired career Army colonel who returns to his hometown, starts writing a column in a local newspaper and takes on the corrupt local politicians to not replace the historic county courthouse.

Fleming based his novel on the Cracker Party and political corruption in Richmond County, Georgia.^[1]